Nightwatch

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Nightwatch Description

Author: Terence Dickinson

Hardcover: 184 pages

A Practical Guide to Viewing the Universe
Fourth Edition: Revised and Expanded for Use Through 2018

The first three editions of NightWatch sold more than 600,000 copies,
making it the top-selling stargazing guide in the world for the last 20 years.
The key feature of this classic title is the section of star charts that are
cherished by backyard astronomers everywhere. Each new edition has outsold the
previous one because of thorough revisions and additional new material.

NightWatch has been acclaimed as the best general interest
introduction to astronomy. The fourth edition has revisions in every chapter,
including:

The famous charts, ideal for stargazers using a small telescope or
binoculars

A complete update of the equipment section, including computerized
telescopes

An enlarged photography section, including how-to instructions for using
the new generation of digital cameras for astronomical photography, both with
and without a telescope

The tables of future solar and lunar eclipses, planetary conjunctions and
planet locations, updated through 2018.

This edition includes for the first time star charts for use in the southern
hemisphere. There are also dozens of new photographs throughout the book that
show the latest thrilling discoveries made by current space observatories and
probes.